Dr. Mohamad Hisyam Selamat is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business, Accounting and Management, SEGi University. He obtained his bachelor degree from Universiti Utara Malaysia in Accounting; Master degree from University of East Anglia in Accounting; and doctorate degree (PhD) from Brunel University in information systems and computing research. His primary teaching interests include accounting theory and practice, accounting information systems, public sector accounting and management accounting. His current research encompasses the diffusion and adoption of information technology, the social aspects of information systems, knowledge management, and organisational learning. He has published articles in both local and international journals in the domains of knowledge management and organisational learning such as the Journal of Knowledge Management, International Journal of Knowledge and Learning and OR Insight and has more than 95 papers in academic journals and international conferences on these topics.

Abstract

The present study is designed to propose values for developing civil servants’ commitment to share ideas on how to reduce public organization cost and in turn commitment to implement cost reduction policy in the workplace. If civil servants feel that they have a moral obligation in paying back the country through remain with the employing public agencies they become receptive towards cost reduction policy. To instil this moral obligation this study proposes the elements of means, attitude towards leaders and attitude towards government. The researchers have applied cross-sectional survey research to validate the framework. It is found that attitude towards government influenced the development of civil servants’ commitment to share knowledge in the workplace significantly. On the other hand, means and attitude towards government influenced the development of civil servants’ commitment to implement cost reduction policy in the workplace significantly. The practical implications are the discovery of theoretical, personal, and workplace practical best practices for the establishment of strategies to establish knowledge sharing commitment and cost reduction commitment amongst civil servants in the public organizations.

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